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Government to set up National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives at Jodhpur
The Ministry of Culture will be setting up a National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives in Jodhpur in an effort to preserve India’s cultural heritage. The project will involve collaboration between the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
“Project Mausam”: Culture Ministry initiative to explore multi-faceted Indian Ocean
India’s Union Ministry of Culture launched “Project Mausam” at the 38th summit of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar. The Project aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean region and collaborate archaeological and historical research in order to document the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
ASI & Google jointly launched the 360 Degree Online View of Indian Heritage Sites
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) and Google jointly launched 360-degree panoramic imagery of 30 out of 100 “nationally-important monuments”. Objective: To create a dynamic, immersive online experience by which people within India and around the world can understand and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Sitaram Yechury committee report: Revisit Aircraft Act 1934 and bring out comprehensive bill
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has rejected the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill in the present form. The committee stated that the proposal for setting up a new aviation regulator lacks teeth in empowering the authority. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
National Mission on Libraries(NML) – an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, launched
President Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Mission on Libraries (NML) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. He formally inaugurated the NML’s guidelines, logo and website. Mission: Launched by the Ministry of Culture to modernize and digitally link public libraries across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs: December 20, 2011
Coast Guard rescues 85 foreign nationals from Volcanic Island Indian Coast Guard Ship Bhikhaiji Cama rescued 85 marooned survivors (37 Myanmarese and 48 Bangladeshi) from Barren Island, India’s lone active volcano. Declare cold wave as ‘natural disaster’, UP govt urges ..